Man whose vehicle was found in Topanga area has been missing 17 days

By City News Service | PUBLISHED: August 27, 2018 at 6:58 am | UPDATED: August 31, 2018 at 9:12 pm TOPANGA — The search continued Monday for a 21-year-old man missing 17 days whose vehicle was found abandoned near Topanga. Matthew Jonathan Weaver Jr. was last seen about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 on the 2600 block of Stearns Street in Simi Valley. His vehicle was located the following day on the Topanga Tower Motorway, near Rosas Overlook above the Backbone Trail and Hondo Canyon areas, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He had recently moved to the Granada Hills area and is a longtime Simi Valley resident, according to media reports. No new information has developed about Weaver’s whereabouts, LAPD Officer Rosario Herrera told City News Service. The LAPD’s search for the missing man continues unabated. Weaver is white, 5 feet 9, about 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Anyone with information regarding the young man’s whereabouts was urged to call the LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit at (213) 996-1800 or 911. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.